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Barack Obama: “I encourage all Americans to celebrate the progress we have made in protecting women's health and to promote awareness…”

On the recordMay 5, 2016
I encourage all Americans to celebrate the progress we have made in protecting women's health and to promote awareness, preventive care, and educational activities that improve the health of all women.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 9443—National Women's Health Week

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